The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-21
NEW MONTANA LAWS.
HALLELUJAH IT'S DONE! TIE SES-
SION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY
LEGISLATURE ADJ0URNS.
Its Closing Work, 81 Bills Introduced
and 20 Passed.
Council.
Council.
SIXTEENTH DAY.


Judge, but does not provide for a com
plance with other provisions of the
United States law on the subject. The
council, however, rather than cndangei
the amendments As far as they went
concurred in the house amendment and
the bill was referred to the enrolling
committee,
Richards, from the committee on
education and Labor, reported II. 3. II
providing for school text.b ,ok commits.
sion, with the recommendation that il
pass. The rules We're suspended and
the bill passed by unanimous vote.
Waters and Burleigh; majority of the
committee on military affairs, reported
on II. b. SO, establishing flag for Mon
tana, and II. b. 81, to regulate the mil
itia, with recommendation that they
pass.
The president signed G. j. NJ. asking
congress to amend the alien land law
c. L. 2, providing for the transfer OF
certain records from Gallatin county to
Park county, G. b. II apportioning mem.
bers of the legislative council to the
counties of Galatin, Park, Mcagher and
Fergus, and G. +. 10, amending the
arboriculture law.
Waters and Collins, from the ways and
means, committee, reported C. B. 81,
authorizing county commissioners to say
whether deputy county trtasurcrs should
be appointed for more than six months
in the year in counties having over 81.
100000 assessable property, with recon-
mendation that the bill be laid on the
table.
Kennedy, from the same committee,
reported in favor of the pas ssagc of the
bill.
The bill was laid on the table
A message from the governor announc.
ed his approval ofC. b. 5, concerning the
storage of gun powder.
The conference committee on the
bounty bill reported substitute reduc-
ing all bountles and providing that they
should be paid bv the counties at the in
stance Of the commissioners. The re.
port was adopted.
II. b. No. IS, amending the municipal
incorporation act, was read third time
and passed.
Ii, B. No. 8, concerning the fees oi
county clerks and recorders, was read q
third tin 2 aud passed.
G. b. Is, taking of portion Of Aieaghei
county and attaching it to Yellowstone
county was read third time and lost.
II. 30, amending the lien law, was
read third timo and passed 10y vote
of9 too.
II. B. 4, relating TO trial practice was
taken from general orders and passed.
G. d. 20, regulating appeals from
justice and probate courts. was taken
from general orders unIor suspension ol
the rules and passed.
G. b. 16, in relation to motions for new
trials, W, S taken from general orlersand
passed.
The president signed II. i. ., the
revenue law, IL. B. "a, concerning marks
and brands, and H. b. II, providing fui
ateXt.book commission.
II. 3. -, authorizing incorporated
cities and towns having and assessablt
property list amounting to 81 100000, t.
incur certain liabilities, was taken from
general orders and passed.
An attempt 20 considers II. Is. 81, fo
the codiiication of the laws, and II. b
II, for the condemnation of railroad
lands, under suspension of the rules, wa
defeated.
II. d. "A, allowing the county assessor
to succeed themselves to the extent o
five terms, was taken from the genera
orders and passed, Richards, Waters an,
Mr.. President voting in the negative.
Ii. B. 4, relating to trial practice, wa
signed by the president.
II. B. q, the Encouragement bill, wa
taken out of general orders and passed
Also minority report on II. b. 81
regulating the militia, recommendin;
amendments striking out the appropria
tions in the bill. The bill was consider
ell, the amendments suggested by tn
minority adopted, and the bill passed a
amended by unanimous Tote.
Collins introduced G. L. Is, providin
that county attorneys should not atten
| the supreme court in behalf of their re
spective counties. The object of the bill
was to save the counties the expense c
mileage for county attorneys, as the al
torney. general would attend to tn
cases. 1t is, of course, subsidiary to tn
attorney general bill. The bill was pass
ed under, suspension of the rules.
G. b. II, for the protection of owner
of bottles, kegs, syphons, etc, was take
from genera! orders, and on third rea,
sng was defeated.
ii. b. 30, amending the fees of execr
tors and administrators, was taken frOl
general orders and passed.
SEVENTEENTH DAY.
II. b. 81, repeating all bounty laws, w,
passed under suspension of the rule
Holiday, Sutherlin and Waters votir
against the bill.
A message from the house announce
the passage Of a resolution postponir
adjournment from noon to p. m. II
resolution was amended 10 provide th
no bill should he considered after noe
and that the adjourning hour be made
p. M, and the resolution was passed
amended.
sutherlin introduced C. ,R.2, to u.
for certain printing which was pass,
under suspension of the rules.
A message from the governor presen
ed the names Of George C. Swallow,
Helena, and John II. Meyers, of De
Lodge, us nominations for members
the school textbook commission. r
fered to the committee on education al
labor.
Collins, from tho committee On mil
age, made report, which was ADOPTED,
Richards, from the committee
education and labor, reported tile mol